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More women and children are surviving today than ever before – UN report
More women and their children are surviving today than ever before, according to new child and maternal mortality estimates released today by…
3,758 school backpacks laid at the United Nations show the grave scale of child deaths in conflict in 2018
A UNICEF installation to show the devastating scale of child deaths in conflict zones in 2018 was unveiled today at the United…
North Korea tells UN to cut international aid staff
North Korea has told the United Nations to cut the number of international staff it deploys in the country because the world…
A third of young people polled by UN, report being a victim of online bullying
Around one-in-three young people across 30 countries say they have been bullied online, while one-in-five report that they have skipped school because…
Alarming number of Ebola deaths in DRC
Since the Ebola epidemic struck in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) one year ago, almost 600 of…
IOM launches five campaigns to prevent irregular migration in Central America
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is currently launching five campaigns to prevent the risks of irregular migration and encourage informed decision…
Education under fire in Central and Western Africa warns UNICEF report
A surge in “deliberate” attacks against students, teachers and schools in West and Central Africa has led to a tripling in school…
UNICEF seeks $70 million to aid 900,000 children in Venezuela
The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has appealed for help to provide life-saving assistance to 900,000 youngsters in Venezuela. As the country continues…
UN warns of spike in grave violations against children in Mali as ‘the new normal
Voicing great concern over a sharp increase in the killing and maiming of children in Mali due to ongoing fighting and instability,…
Senior UN officials call for return to sea rescues, after ‘the worst Mediterranean tragedy of this year
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, along with the heads of a number of UN agencies, expressed horror at Thursday’s reports that as many as…
At least seven children killed in yet another airstrike in Syria
According to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), at least seven children were killed in an airstrike against displaced civilians on Saturday on…
UNICEF warns misinformation and growing distrust on vaccines, ‘dangerous as a disease’
Vaccines save millions of lives, and yet misinformation, limited availability and inadequate access to services have left large numbers of children in…